Broken Lizards’ ‘Freeloaders’ Shapes Up With a Cast

Posted by Dr. Cole Abaius (cole.abaius@filmschoolrejects.com) on January 30, 2009

Broken Lizard. Safety First!

Broken Lizard just played Slamdance with their Slammin’ Salmon, and now The Hollywood Reporter is Hollywood reporting that the troupe has added a few more names to the cast list for their next project.

Brit Morgan, who played the totally gorgeous, animal crazy roommate on “The Middle Man,” and Joshua Lawson, who…hasn’t been in anything really…will be joining a cast list that already includes Jane Seymour, Olivia Munn, and Counting Crows singer Adam Duritz as his dread-locked self.

Freeloaders is a story of a group of friends who mooch off of a famous rock star until he decides to sell his mansion and kick them all out. Hilarity then, apparently, ensues.

Time for me to come clean: I have no idea how Broken Lizard is involved in this film. It’s being directed by first-timer Dan Rosen who wrote the script with first-time writer Dave Gibbs. None of the Broken Lizard crew is listed in the cast or as producers according to IMDB, except for Julia Dray and Richard Perello who have produced all of their movies since Super Troopers.

Apparently, they’ll be making a cameo, but this Broken Lizard film doesn’t sound like it has too much that’s Broken Lizard-y about it so far. However, I’m totally open to being corrected on that front. And Olivia Munn might sell me on seeing it more than Broken Lizard could.

What do you think? Interested in a Broken Lizard film that doesn’t have much Broken Lizard in it? Shouldn’t “The Middle Man” be talked about more? Wasn’t it a funny show? Too quirky, maybe, but it was really good.

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blckmanjew

have never been a fan of broken lizard stuff... even super troopers, there are a few classic parts but when i start watching it I remember that it sucks

MoMo

let's hope the "Broken Lizard" name doesn't go the way of "National Lampoon's"...

RobertFure

Olivia Munn is hot but seems to be some sort of advanced cyborg type robot, lacking normal human emotions.

Brent Peconi

Super Troops was fun. Thats about it.

Next Apatow Please.

Nathan

I'm sorry I still think Broken Lizard still has it. I know Club Dread doesn't get much love, but everytime i watch it i fall in love with it more and more. Beerfest was just fun, and Super Troopers is to Comedy as Evil Dead is to Horror, just with less DVD editions.........
Can't wait to see Slammin Salmon, and even if this is there "next project" I will be there money in hand. I thought there next one though was about the original roman olympics or something.

Large Farva

Its just not a broken Lizard movie without The broken Lizards themselves.....However, Most happy Madison movies suck ass and the only one that comes to mind without Adam Sandler was Grandmas Boy and that was WAY better than any movie he has released in about 6 or 7 years.... and thats being generous...Maybe there is hope...

Jon Stephens

You had me at Olivia Munn...

daviedave47

Can it even be called a "Broken Lizard" movie without extensive appearances by the lizards themselves? Cameos just don't cut it for me. I own all of their movies so far (even "Puddle Cruiser"), and enjoy them each for different reasons. I don't feel that the lizard label can apply if they aren't front and center.

Broken Lizards’ ‘Freeloaders’ Shapes Up With a Cast

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